Guy wire protector



Nov. 17, 1936. A. A. HOCHER ET AL 7 2,061,306

GUY WIRE PROTECTOR Filed Aug. 10, 1933 Patented Nov. 17,1936 g UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE GUY WIRE PROTECTOR Andrew A. Hocher, Etna, andRalph H. Manson,

Pittsburgh, Pa., assignors to Hubbard & Company, a corporation ofPennsylvania Application August 10, 1933, Serial No. 684,522 Claims.(01. 18931.5)

This invention relates to guy wire protectors, ing for attaching theupper end of the protector such as are mounted on guy wires to maketheir to a guy; and

location more visible to motorists and to safe- Figs. 5 andfi are topplan and front elevation guard pedestrians and render them less liableto views, respectively, of two separate parts em 5 injury should theyaccidentally walk or run bodied in the mounting shown in Fig. 4. 5'against the same. Throughout the drawing and the specification,

Heretofore, it has been the practice to make like reference charactersindicate like parts. guy wire protectors of uniform cross-sectional InFig. 1 of the drawing, a pole l is illustrated area from one end to theother, and as a consehaving a guy 2 for bracing the same. The guyquence, the protectors in most cases, are too small includes an anchorrod 3 which is anchored in the 10 at the bottom and too large at thetop. It also ground and a cable 4. One end of the cable is frequentlyhappens that the lower ends of such looped through an eye 5 0 h a c o dw ich protectors are not large enough to clear the eyes loop is heldagainst slipping by means of a clamp in the guy anchor rods, so thatwhen the pro- 6. The other end of the cable is wrapped around tectorsare secured tothe guys, they are bent and h pp r nd f h p l nd i d in nyW l 15 deformed by the pressure exerted on the eyes of known manner. theanchor rods thereon. The sizes of eyes of guy The y is provided With a pect r r shield rods vary considerably, and for this reason a 1 e body nO e form Of the invention adapted protector, if large enough for guyrods of certain to flank or embrace the guy. The protector comsizes, isentirely too small for other sizes. prises a elongated hollow b dy madefrom sheet 2 An object of this invention is the provision of metal andprovided with a slot or op 8 0h protector that sh ll b tapered f one done side that extends the full length thereof to to the other so that itmay have adequate bulk facilitate placing the pr r Over a y, in the orsize where such is required. Thus, by making manner indicated in theprotector larger than usual at the lower end The protector is taperedfrom the bottom 25 and Smaller t t upper end t gradual taper lower endtowards the top thereof so that the therebetween, the protector when inoperative Protector approximates a truncated e having position, willclear the eyes of anchor rods of any a base of relatively largerdiameter d an, ap x commercial size and be of adequate size for cov-Smaller diameter The diameter at the upp r ering that part of the guywire or cable between end of the p to may be half or less than the 30the anchor rod and the upper end of the proter of the lower end. tecmnIn practice it is preferred that the diameter of Another object of theinvention is the provision the wer end of the p ote be much larger of aprotector that may be easily mounted and than the diameter of prior artprotectors so that when placed in operative position, will not shift thelower end of the protector, when mounted in 35 out of place. place on aguy, will clear the eye and cable clamp Other objects of the inventionwill, in part, be of h largest Sized c m e cial guy rods. By apparentand will, in part, be obvious from the maklng t e lower end of theprotector large it following description taken in conjunction with maybe mounted n paced relation toan anchor the accompanying drawing, inwhich: rod and the eye thereof and the cable clamp 40 Figure 1 is a viewof a pole provided with a guy which Prevents t b e rom slipping throughon which a protector embodying one form of the the e invention ismounted; It is preferred to make the taper of the protec- Fig 2 isfragmentaryiongitudinal View, in tor such that the diameter ofsuccessive sections section, of the lower end of the protector and afrom the lower to the pp r end thereof shall mounting for attaching thesame to an anchor become gradually smaller and so that the diamorod; terof the upper end of the protector will be Fig. 3 is a view in sectiontaken on lines III-III materially Smaller than p t ctors now in use. ofFigs. 1 and 2, showing, in detail, a mounting The adjacent edges of heprotector which 50 for attaching the lower end of a protector to a formsthe Opening Slot 8 ay be flanged inguy bd; I wardly as indicated inFigs. 2, 3, and 4, so as to Fig. 4 is a view of the upper end of theprotecavoid any exposed sharp edges and to utilize the tor as seenlooking in the direction of arrows stiffening effect which these flangeswould impart, IV-IV of Figure 1, showing one form of mount- Theprotector is provided with mountings 9 55 and I 0 at the opposite endsthereof for attaching the same to the guy. These mountings hold theprotector in spaced relation from the guy at all points, and cause thelongitudinal axis of the protector to substantially coincide with thelongitudinal axis of the guy.

The mounting 9 at the lower end of the protector comprises clamp partsII and I2 having seats 63 and M to accommodate the guy anchor rod. Theguy rod is clamped between these parts by means of bolts 15 disposed oneon each side of the rod.

The upper clamp part includes a web 16 that extends at substantiallyright angles to anchor rod 3 and a tongue I! that projects atsubstantially right angles to the web towards the upper end of theprotector. The lower end of the protector is provided with inwardlyprojecting loop [8 through which tongue I! extends when the guard orprotector is mounted in place.

In mounting the guard or protector on the guy, it is positioned over thesame in such manner that tongue l! is about to enter loop l8. Thus, bymoving the protector downwardly along the guy, the tongue passes throughthe loop until the loop strikes web l6 (see Fig. 2). Web l6 has two lugsNJ on which the protector rests (see Fig. 3) and serves to provide astable support for the lower end of the guy protector.

The mounting at the upper end of the protector comprises an invertedchannel 20 adapted to bear on the underside of the guy cable, a J- hook2| adapted to bear on the topside of the cable, a clamp screw 22 and abacking plate 23.

The opposite edges of the protector lie between the backing plate andthe edges of the channel 28 so that when the screw is drawn up tight,cabe l is clamped between the J -hoo-k and channel and the oppositeedges of the protector are clamped between the backing plate and thechannel. Thus, the upper end of the protector is spaced from the guy,and the edges thereof being gripped by the mounting, the protectorcannot whip or turn relative to the cable.

The construction of the J-hook channel may be understood from Figs. 4,5, and 6. The channel has an opening 24 in the web thereof through whichthe hook may be passed. The rear portion of this opening is somewhatrectangular and the forward portion is somewhat oval. The rectangularportion of this opening is made of such size and shape that the lowerportion of the J-hook may be passed through the same.

The Jhook has a relatively wide curved portion 25 adapted to engage oroverhang the cable, a relatively wide and narrow portion 26 at its lowerend having a threaded opening 2! therein to accommodate screw 22, and anintermediate conneciing portion 28 of such width that it will fit in theforward part of opening 24. The connecting portion 28 of the hook issomewhat concave on its inner face to provide clearance for screw 22.

In assembling mounting I0, the J-hook is insertcd through opening 24 toa position such as shown in Fig. 4, the backing plate 23 is placed onthe screw, and the screw threaded into the book. The cable may now beinserted between the hook and the channel and the mounting slipped alongthe cable until the edges of the protector are disposed between theedges of the channel and the backing plate. By drawing the screw uptight, the cable and protector will be clamped or gripped by themounting in the fashion indicated by Fig. 4.

By constructing the guard or protector in the manner aforesaid, it willbe apparent, especially by inspection of Figs. 1 and 3, that the lowerend of the protector is of such size as to substantially completelyembrace the guy rod with its eye and cable clamp, and that the upper endof the protector is materially smaller than the lower end butsubstantially completely embraces the guy cable. The protector beingtapered from its lower end to its upper end, the protector hassuflicient bulk where bulk is needed, and such bulk is needed near thelower end of the protector. The portion of the protector which embracesthe guy cable of course need not be so large as the lower portion and itis therefore convenient to taper the protector.

The mountings of the protector facilitate the positioning of theprotector on the guy, and furthermore, space the protector from the guyat all points.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A protector for guy wires comprising a frusto-conical sheath that isopen along one side from end to end, said sheath having a mounting atits lower end for attachment to a guy, and a mounting at its upper enddisposed to grip both the guy and the opposite edges of the sheath andhold the sheath out of engagement with the guy.

2. A protector for guy wires comprising a sheath made from metal shapedin the form of elongated partially closed tapered hollow body having thelongitudinal edges spaced to form an opening therebetween and mounted onthe guy with its large end lowermost, a mounting at the lower end of thesheath for securing the sheath to the guy and holding it in spaced relation thereto, and a mounting at the upper end adapted to grip theopposite edges of the sheath and the guy.

3. A protector for guy wires comprising a tapered shield adapted to bemounted over a guy with its large end lowermost, said shield having aninwardly projecting loop at its lower end adapted to receive a mountingattached to the guy, and a mounting at the upper end of the shieldhaving means to grip the guy and the edges of the shield, said mountingsholding the shield in spaced relation to the guy.

4. A protector for guys comprising an elongated sheath having an openingon its lower side extending the full length thereof, the edges of saidopening being turned inwardly with respect to the outer contour of saidsheath, and a clamp having jaws for gripping the guy and jaws forembracing said inwardly turned edges and gripping the sheath on oppositesides of said opening.

5. A guy guard including an elongated sheet metal sleeve having a wallslot extending the full length thereof, inwardly curved portions formedat the margins of said wall slot, and sleeve fastening means disposed inthe slot and including jaws for gripping the guy and the jaws forembracing said curved portions and clamping said sheath on oppositesides of said wall slot.

ANDREW A. HOCHER. RALPH H. MANSON.

